But Civilian did not believe that for a second and kept running as the villain took off after them.

Superhero lunged forward to attack, only to hit the wall shattering it into pieces as Supervillain effortlessly dodged them. 

“Are you done with that little dance of yours yet?” Supervillain mocked them as Superhero got back up. “you know you're too slow to hit me!”

“I’m only done when you're behind bars, and the ruby is returned to its rightful owner!” Superhero snapped back.

“Oh come on…” Supervillain said mockingly as they again dodged Superhero’s attack. “It's so pretty, can’t you just let me keep it?” they asked innocently before holding the gem in front of them letting it glow like fire in their hand.

Superhero was just about to say something when they were startled as Civilian bolted around the corner, before they crashed into Supervillain's arm sending the gem flying into the air. 

“What tha-” was all Superhero could get out as the Civilian stubbled forward before catching themself, only to look at the super’s they were now next to in terror. 

‘Oh, god, they are both looking mad at me!’ they thought and ran off not even realizing that the ruby had landed in the hood of their jacket.

 Before the two supers could even react to what happend, Villain came around the corner and ran past them both. “Coming through!” they yelled, showing Supervillain to the side.

“Villain!” Superhero yelled before they gave chase after them. 

“The Ruby!” Supervillain yelled and followed.

As Civilian ran they glanced behind them seeing that now both Villain and the Super were running after them. “Why did this have to happen to me? I just wanted to go out for dinner!” They yelled out to the universe, who seemed to then give them the answer of crashing into Right Hand who fell down into a muddy puddle. 

“OI!” Right hand snapped at them.

“SORRY!” Civilian screamed as they kept running. 

“Right hand!” Supervillain bellowed “catch that civilian!”

Right hand did not have to be asked twice as they set off with the ever growing group “On it! Sir.”  

“There is only one way to settle this!” Villain sidekick said as they and Hero Sidekick kept circling each other in the small street. There was a small crowd that stood nearby looking at them intensely. 

“You know that you don’t want to go there” Hero sidekick smirked “I’ll win this time, just like last time.”

“We’ll see about that!” Villain grinned as the two of them readied themself.

“3, 2, 1, Let It Rip!” they both said together as they unleashed their beyblades. The crowd cheered them on. But the two of them were to foucued on the battle to let the crowd distract them, and to foucued to hear the oncoming chase.

“Passing though!” Civilian yelled as they bolted in the middle of everything, barely missing the spinning blades. 

“Watch it!” Villain sidekick yelled, only to stop when Villain and Right hand passed them knocking out both beyblades at the same time. “NO!” they yelled defeatedly as they fell down on their knees.

“This is outrageous!” Hero Sidekick was now the one that yelled, only for them to also stop when Superhero and Supervillain came in behind the others and vanished down the alleyway.

“Um… do we follow?” Villain sidekick asked.

“Come on!” Hero sidekick yelled as they ran off. 

And the crowd also followed.

“Tonight was fun” Henchman said blushing, as they held Other hero’s hand. “I hope we can go out again some other day” They had wanted this for so long, it felt strange that this was real. Part of Henchman still waited for the moment they would wake up.

Other hero smiled gently as they leaned into Henchman “Well, maybe? If that boss of your’s won't get in the way.” they let their head gently rest on Henchman's shoulder.

“I don’t think Villain would mind,” Henchman chuckled as they brought Other Hero closer staring into their beautiful brown eyes. 

“Oh why is that?” Other Hero asked teasingly.  

“Well, because…  WATCH OUT!” Henchman suddenly yelled as he grabbed Other Hero and held them close just as Civilian whipped past only to be quickly followed by everyone else. 

Before the two could fully figure out what happend, Villain sidekicks yelled a “Hi Henchman!”  as they whipped past. Henchman immediately felt the blush growing.

“Hope your date is going well, Other Hero!” Hero sidekick yelled as they caught up and ran past the now embarrassed couple.

As the group got further away the two of them looked at each other before agreeing that they needed to follow, just in case it went wrong.

At this point Civilian was panting heavily, their vision had started to get blurred, but they still kept the pace. 

Of all things to think about, they thought back to high school and how much they hated that their father forced them to do cross country running. But now it seems that their endurance might finally pay off.  ‘If I survive this, then I’ll tell dad that I’m eternally thankful!’

But just after they thought that, they could feel that they were losing speed, and the sound of the ensuing group grew close and closer.

Civilian did not want to know what would happen when they caught up to them, so they narrowed their eyes as they bolted with all their remaining might. They were going to out run them or die trying!

And for a moment they were doing it, each turn the sound of the group got smaller and smaller. For a split second Civilian thought they might actually lose them. 

Then there was a sudden sound in front of them as someone dropped down in front of them, before they yelled “STOP!” Civilian did not react in time as they crashed head first into said person and fell down. 

The last thing Civilian saw as they lost consciousness was Hero’s concerned face.

“They are waking up!” Hero sidekick yelled, as they removed the ice brick they had made to cool Civilian head down. 

It felt like the whole world was spinning as a group of blurry figures slowly came into view.

“Lay still,” Supervillain said calmly, holding his hand on Civilain’s head to heal it. “I think you might have gotten a concussion”

“How long was I out?” Civilian said in a weak voice.

“Just two minutes,” Hero sidekick answered. “So everything is still chaotic… unfortunately”

Then like a light switch went on, everything that had happened came back to them. “HERO!” Civilian suddenly yelled.

“Yes?” Hero just after they sent the group of civilians away.

“You're alive?” Civilian yelled as they sat up only for Hero sidekick and Supervillain having to catch them as they almost fell back. “I thought Villain killed you!” 

“So that's why you were running from Villain?” Hero asked them. Looking at Villain who looked visibly stressed.

“Yes! I saw you! I saw them!” Civilian continued almost in tears. “They had a knife and blood and everything!”

“Is that why you were chasing them?” Hero snapped suddenly as they turned to Villain. 

“I just tried to stop them from running, so I could tell them that there was a misunderstanding!” Villain said defensively though they were not meeting anyones eyes. 

“Villain! What did you do?” Everyone, except Civilian groaned. While Civilian looked confused.

“I killed the robot that Scientist made after it began to run rampant! I’m sorry for helping! It was dark. The robot was made to look like Hero. I totally understand where Civilian took the conclusion that I had murdered you.” villain said clearly flustered.

“What I want to know is why everyone else joined in?” Villain added pointing to the rest of the group. “I mean come on! Hero Sidekick and Villain sidekick dragged a whole crowd with them!”

“We just came along because you ruined me and Hero sidekick’s weekly beyblade match!” Villain sidekick said grumpily “and!” they added “you bent my favorite beyblade when you stepped on it! Look!” They said as they held out the broken beyblade close to Villain’s face for proof.

“Sorry, about that… I’ll buy you a new one” Villain said. 

Civilian could hear villain sidekick mumble something close to ‘you better’ as they sat back down.

“And how about you two?” Hero said smugly as they looked at Other Hero and Henchman who upon everyone turning their head towards them immediately moved further away from each other, “why did you two chase after everyone?”

“Well…” Henchman said “just wanted to help in case things went south” to which the Other Hero nodded. “About you Right hand?”

“I was ordered to by my boss” Right hand said crossing their hand. 

“Wait a minute… supervillain?” Superhero yelled suddenly as they remembered the fight had been in the middle of. “The ruby in Civilian's jacket!”

Civilian “The WHAT?” 

But it was too late, by the time they noticed Supervillain was in a mad laughter as they ran away ruby in hand. Right Hand quickly took the hint and followed suit.

“Get back here!” Superhero yelled as they bolted after them, only to be followed by not only Other Hero, Hero sidekick, and Hero, but also by Villain sidekick and Henchman who wanted to try and steal the gem for themself.

Leaving a very confused Civilian and Villain behind.

Villain made a loud sigh, as they looked down at Civilian. “Come on, I know Supervillain healed you, but just for safety sake let’s get you to a hospital”

“Is your job always like this?” Civilian asked.

Roman POV

I can’t believe this happened to me! ME!!This has to be some cruel dream. or a nightmare rather.

I was having a fearsome battle with the dragon witch herself when she cursed me! I went unconscious at that very moment and only awoke by the door back home. I suppose it was kind of her to bring me there at least.

I remember waking up and thinking she had shrunken me to the size of a very small toddler. But that was not what that wretched miss did to my form. As I examined myself, I found that I had transformed into a cat. My new fur was as golden as a sparkling crown, with some darker brown patches littering my body as if I was cow.

I sighed and pushed open the door next to me. It was surprisingly light, so it was no issue for me, despite what had happened. When I entered my home, I see Patton baking in the kitchen. I call out to him for help, but all that came out was a loud meow.

The fatherly figure I had come to know and love turned towards me in surprise, but his surprised turned into a bright smile. He must have recognized me! I knew that stupid curse could fully stop me!! With Patton recognizing me, he can help me reverse this dreaded spell!! “Awwww!!!”Patton spoke as he walked closer.

Even in this form i must be undeniable attractive then.

”how did you get in here, kitty?”

Kitty? I’m not a kitty! Patton! I am Roman!!

Despite my protests, Patton picked me up and snuggled me close......I do admit that that felt nice but I would rather Patton not call me a good kitty while he was doing it!!I might have to scratch him to get him to stop treating like some pet! Suddenly, a loud sound rang in my ears, causing me to jump out his arms to try to get away from the noise. Patton had just sneezed right in my ear. And he was not a quiet kind of sneezer. I whined loudly and jumped out of his arms and ran off “Nooo, come back kitty!!I’m sorry for scaring youuuu!!”Patton followed me as I scurried away.

It was certainly strange, running away as such a small creature. I could barely tell what I was running past. They were just blurs of color as I concentrated on getting away.

Suddenly, I felt hands around me and picking me up again. I let out a sharp hiss as I tried to claw myself out before calming down.it was a stance instinct. Whoever was holding me had a soft jacket.it was dark and easy on the eyes. Wait, a jacket? “Thanks kiddo”Patton huffed after I was picked up

“I didn’t think I’d scare him off like that”

“Patton, you know that you aren’t allowed cats in here”Virgil, the one who was holding me, spoke to Patton. After a discussion between them and joined in by Logan ended with Virgil bringing me to a dark door. I wasn’t listening to it, only wanting to nuzzle Virgil’s jacket

“This is a terrible idea. Cats and snakes don’t mix”

“well, it’s better than bringing him back in the imagination, poor little guy must have been in danger if he came here.”Patton tried to reason with the emo nightmare.

I had no clue what was going on. Were they going to throw me out and force me to become a feral cat??? I tried to struggle out of Anxiety’s hold, but couldn’t. The door in front of us was opened and I was dropped out by there before they closed the door.

I tried to call out to them, clawing at the barrier between me and my family. but to no avail.

“oh my…you poor thing…you must have been in danger if you ended up here in all places” A voice I heard from behind me spoke something, as if they were being careful not to scare me.

I turn around to see Janus bending down and sitting on the ground in front of me, taking a glove off and offering his hand to me. I walked over and gently snuffed his hand before I felt him gently stroke my cheek before it went to my head, the down my back. The touch was strangely relaxing and I leaned into it. Janus picked me up

“come on, let’s make you your own spot in my room...Since I doubt Remus is going to be able to be trusted…now…what should I name you?”

He pondered the question as he walked up the stars with me in his arms, I tried to say my name, but as per usual with my attempt of speech, it came out as a meow.

“….how about……Golden bread? You look like bread that was cooked till it was golden…so it should be fine…what do you think?”

WHAT????BREAD???My shimmering coat was reduced to bread??????WHAT???

I meowed in protest, but he must have thought I was okay with it, because I hadn’t even thought of hissing. When the thought came to my mind, we had entered the slippery fellow’s room, and the sudden drop of temperature made me shiver, Janus seemed to have shivered as well

“Sorry Golden bread. I know it’s kinda cold, but the light in here doubles as a heat lamp, so it should be alright”

He said and turned up the light. I jumped out his arms and went to the light and curled up.it was certainly nicer in the light, nice and warm, as the carpet was soft.

“Now, stay in here while I get you some food, you must be pretty hungry. I’ll be back Golden bread”He left the room and closed the room, closing the door.

I explored around a bit when I was able to not feel like I was freezing from the lack of the heat lamp. I found some snakes, who seemed indifferent to my existence, multiple versions of the same outfit, and a diary. I managed to open it, but it seems that my transformation has impacted my ability to read, which sucks.

Janus came back with some fish and water, and since I hadn’t eaten since my battle with the dragon witch, I gobbled up the food I was given like a feral goblin.

I heard a chuckle from my new ‘owner’ and looked at him, unamused

“sorry, I just never saw a cat eat a fish so quickly” He chuckled and picked me up

“we’ll take care of your litter box and other essentials tomorrow, it’s late” He said, laying down in bed and setting me on my own pillow.

It was soft and comfortable, nuzzling the pillow before sleeping peacefully. ~~~~About like...a week?~~~~

It had been a week since my initial transformation, and I have been trying to find a way to turn back, unfortunately, I haven’t found anything that could help me through this.

Currently,I was on Janus’ lap,nuzzling him as he ruffled my fur gently without his glove.He was taking care of my very well,despite the embarrassing nickname.

I felt him bend a bit and lean down and look up,curiously confused.

I felt him kiss my face softly,he probably was trying to kiss my head,but failed.

My body felt light from the kiss..why was that?..I felt..something happening?..like I was suddenly putty..and being formed into a new shape..was this how it felt like to become a cat??

when I was able to fully see again,I saw Janus looking at me with wide eyes and a bright blush on one side of his face.

“…..greetings “I started simply

“...You’re….you’re Golden bread?”

Right,he was referring to me with that embarrassing name

“…yes,I’m Golden bread”

Janus seemed embarrassed and confused,as was i.During the week of Janus taking care of me,I may have grown a bit..fond of him.from the look on his face,he probably felt the same way.I smiled at the thought

“you know…that was a bit short..let me show you how that kiss should have gone”

That was the start of a long and loving kiss between a prince and a snake.